Use the task view to manage tasks in Todoist

In Todoist, click a task to open the task view. Here, you can:

• Click the project name at the top to open the task’s project and review all its tasks.
• Click the section name to open and view all the tasks under this section.
• Click a sub-task's parent task to open its task view. You'll find the parent task above the sub-task name.
• Click the sub-task icon to view other sub-tasks of the parent task.
• Edit the task name.
• Add or edit a task description.
• Click the chevron icons at the top to view the next or previous task in the list.
• View, add, edit, or reorder sub-tasks in the Sub-tasks section.
• Show or hide completed sub-tasks.
• View and add comments in the Comments section.

On the right-hand sidebar, you can:

• Click the project name to move the task to a different project or section.
• Click Date to add a date, time, and duration to the task.
• Click Deadline on the right-hand sidebar to add a deadline (available on paid plans).
• Click Assignee to assign the task (available on shared projects)
• Click Priority to set the task priority.
• Click Labels to add a label to the task.
• Click Reminders to add a task reminder.
• Click Location to add a location reminder to the task (available on paid plans).

In Todoist, tap a task to open the task view. Here, you can:

• Tap the task name and make changes to it.
• Tap the task breadcrumb to go to the project or section of the task.
• Tap the Date field below the task breadcrumb to set or change the task date, time, or duration.
• View, add, edit, or reorder sub-tasks in the Sub-tasks section.
• Tap the Comment field to add a comment, notify someone about the comment, or attach a file to the task.

You'll find several task chips for specific task actions:

• Tap the Description chip to add or change a task description.
• Tap the Assignee chip to assign the task to someone (available on shared projects).
• Tap the Priority chip to set the task priority.
• Tap the Reminder chip to add a custom reminder.
• Tap the Labels chip to add or remove labels from the task.
• Tap the Deadline chip to add a deadline (available on paid plans).
• Tap the Location chip to add a location reminder.
• Tap the Move to... chip to move the task to a different project.

In Todoist, tap a task to open the task view. Here, you can:

• Tap the task breadcrumb to go to the project or section of the task.
• Tap the task name and make changes to it.
• Tap the Date field to set or change the task date, time, or duration.
• View, add, edit, or reorder sub-tasks in the Sub-tasks section.
• Tap the Add a comment field to add a comment, notify someone about the comment, or attach a file to the task.

You'll find specific task chips for specific task actions:

• Tap the Deadline chip to add a deadline (available on paid plans).
• Tap the Priority chip to set the task priority.
• Tap the Labels chip to add or remove labels from the task.
• Tap the Reminder chip to add a custom reminder.
• Tap the Location chip to add a location reminder.
• Tap the Description chip to add or change a task description.
• Tap the Move to... chip to move the task to a different project.

You'll find the task menu at the top-right of the task view. Here, you can:

• Click Duplicate to create a copy of the task.
• Click Copy link to task to grab the task link.
• Click Add comments via email to generate an email address to the task. Any emails forwarded to this address becomes a task comment.
• Click View activity to see who created the task, made changes, completed the task, and more. If you're on the free plan, you can view up to 7 days of Reporting history.
• Click Print to open the browser's print dialog and print a hard copy of the task.
• If you're using the Todoist desktop apps, click Open in new window to create a separate app window for the current task.
• Click Add extension... to browse and install useful task extensions.
• Click Delete to delete the task.

If the task has a recurring date, you'll see additional recurring task options in the task menu:

• Click Complete to complete the task.
• Click Complete & reset sub-tasks to complete the parent task and reset its sub-tasks in the next occurrence.
• Click Complete forever to complete the task and end its recurrence permanently.

You'll find the task menu at the top-right of the task view. Here, you can:

• Tap Edit Task to make changes to a task.
• Tap Duplicate Task to make a copy of the task.
• Tap Copy Link to Task to copy the link of the task.
• Tap Show or Hide Completed Sub-tasks to display all completed sub-tasks.
• Tap View activity to see who created the task, made changes, completed the task, and more. If you're on the free plan, you can view up to 7 days of Reporting history.
• Tap Delete Task to delete the task.

If the task has a recurring date, you'll see additional options in the task menu:

• Tap Complete to complete the task without resetting the sub-tasks.
• Tap Complete & Reset Sub-tasks to complete the task and reset its sub-tasks in the next occurrence.
• Tap Complete Forever to complete the task and end its occurrence permanently.

You'll find the task menu at the top-right of the task view. Here, you can:

• Tap Edit task to make changes to a task.
• Tap Duplicate task to make a copy of the task.
• Tap Copy link to task to copy the link of the task.
• Tap Show or Hide completed sub-tasks to display or hide all completed sub-tasks.
• Tap View activity to see who created the task, made changes, completed the task, and more. If you're on the free plan, you can view up to 7 days of Reporting history.
• Tap Delete task to delete the task.

If the task has a recurring date, you'll see additional options in the task menu:

• Tap Complete task to complete the task without resetting the sub-tasks.
• Tap Complete & reset sub-tasks to complete the task and reset its sub-tasks in the next occurrence.
• Tap Complete forever to complete the task and end its occurrence permanently.